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Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco

In research, Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,278 of 16,688 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,977 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 5.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,106
of 22,385 · #15,972 all time
Rank in Brazil
#599
of 684
Research works
368
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco

What is Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #11,278 of 16,688 4.1%126
Physical SciencesDomain #13,977 of 17,446 6.8%138

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (27%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (15%).

Physical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 44.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 26.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 13.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 10.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 15.0% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 19.8% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 15.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 12.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto deTecnologia de…82fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2226.5%
    2. Engineering810.0%
    3. Materials Science22.7%
    4. Computer Science21.9%
    5. Energy11.6%
    6. Chemistry11.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1215.0%
    2. Decision Sciences33.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting23.0%
    4. Psychology10.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    1. Medicine1215.2%
    2. Dentistry22.6%
    3. Health Professions21.9%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences56.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 21.8 works5.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.34× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.43× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.43×2 works
  2. Environmental Science5.34×22 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.57×3 works
  4. Energy1.73×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×5 works
  6. Social Sciences1.18×12 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.94×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.94×2 works
  9. Chemistry0.80×1 works
  10. Medicine0.79×12 works
  11. Materials Science0.77×2 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×3 works
  13. Health Professions0.71×2 works
  14. Engineering0.67×8 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.38×0 works
  17. Psychology0.28×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.25×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.24×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×0 works
  21. Nursing0.17×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.16×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco?

Ranked on the quality score, Hélida Karla Philippini da Silva, Wanderson dos Santos Sousa and Sônia Valéria Pereira lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco.

  1. 1 Hélida Karla Philippini da Silva Brazil · #4,705,069 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Wanderson dos Santos Sousa Brazil · #4,775,785 worldwide 68 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Sônia Valéria Pereira Brazil · #5,540,856 worldwide 83 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Luiz Carlos Santos Brazil · #5,840,509 worldwide 548 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Daniele de Castro Pessoa de Melo Brazil · #6,865,080 worldwide 37 citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco

What are the most cited papers from Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco?

The most cited paper from Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco is "Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020" (Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso et al., 2021), with 1,073 citations. Next come "A centrosomal mechanism involving CDK5RAP2 and CENPJ controls brain size" (584) and "Biosurfactants: Production, properties, applications, trends, and general perspectives" (422).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Diretrizes Brasileiras de Hipertensão Arterial – 2020 Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso et al. · Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia Open access Mar 2021 1,073
2 A centrosomal mechanism involving CDK5RAP2 and CENPJ controls brain size Jacquelyn Bond, Emma Roberts, Kelly Springell et al. · Nature Genetics 27 Mar 2005 584
3 Biosurfactants: Production, properties, applications, trends, and general perspectives Leonie Asfora Sarubbo, Maria da Glória C. Silva, Ítalo José Batista Durval et al. · Biochemical Engineering Journal Open access 17 Feb 2022 422
4 Plant and bacterial nanocellulose: production, properties and applications in medicine, food, cosmetics, electronics and engineering. A review Júlia Didier Pedrosa de Amorim, Karina Carvalho de Souza, Cybelle Rodrigues Duarte et al. · Environmental Chemistry Letters 23 Mar 2020 389
5 Production of green surfactants: Market prospects Charles Bronzo Barbosa Farias, F. C. G. Almeida, Ivison A. Silva et al. · Electronic Journal of Biotechnology Open access 12 Mar 2021 310
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy, Waste Management, Public Policy, Biodiversity, Environmental Education and Social Participation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability14▲ 6.8×12 topics
  2. Sustainable Development11▲ 8.2×7 topics
  3. Renewable Energy9▲ 7.9×13 topics
  4. Waste Management9▲ 27×5 topics
  5. Public Policy8▲ 21×3 topics
  6. Biodiversity8▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Environmental Education8▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Social Participation8▲ 156×1 topic
  9. Water Resources8▲ 38×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology6▲ 1.87×42 topics
  11. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.2×19 topics
  12. Environmental Law4▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Human Rights4▲ 4.3×3 topics
  14. Qualitative Research3▲ 4.4×3 topics
  15. Invasive Species3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  16. Agroecology3▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Illegal Wildlife Trade2▲ 228×1 topic
  18. Parrot Poaching2▲ 228×1 topic
  19. Social Justice2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  20. Environmental Justice2▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Supply Chain Management2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  22. Constitutional Law2▲ 18×1 topic
  23. Legal Theory2▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Organizational Management2▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Research Methods2▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Urban Development2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  27. Legislation2▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Inequality2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  29. Analytics2▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Business Intelligence2▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Community Engagement2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  32. Drug Resistance2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Family Farming2▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Health Disparities1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  35. Vaccine Development1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  36. Brownfield Redevelopment1▲ 151×1 topic
  37. Climate Change Litigation1▲ 118×1 topic
  38. Racial Capitalism1▲ 151×1 topic
  39. Rights of Nature1▲ 118×1 topic
  40. Biodegradation1▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses, Business and Management Studies and Brazilian Legal Issues.

Environmental Sustainabi…8Environmental Sustainability and Education: 8 fractional worksWildlife Conservation an…2Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management …2Business and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…2Big Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawNature and Landscape ConservationInformation Systems and ManagementLaw4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  4. 4 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  5. 5 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Environmental law and policy Law 1 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  10. 10 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available69.2%not open30.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco0.00034% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto de Tecnologia de Pernambuco over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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